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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Oppressed (); p. pr. & vb. n.Oppressing.] [F. oppresser, LL. oppressare, fr. L. oppressus, p. p. of opprimere; ob (see Ob-) + premere to press. See Press.] 1. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. Wyclif. For thee, oppressd king, am I cast down. Shak. Behold the kings of the earth; how they oppress Thy chosen ! Milton. 2. To ravish; to violate. [Obs.] Chaucer. 3. To put down; to crush out; to suppress. [Obs.] The mutiny he there hastes to oppress. Shak. 4. To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the body); as, my lungs are oppressed by the damp air; excess of food oppresses the stomach. スポンサード リンク
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